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How do you turn off your PC-based arcade?
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Jouster:
I built my own smart strip...and use shutdown from Mala.  I always have the option of hitting the power switch on the back as well.

Jouster
tommyinajar:
I use whammoed's Powermite -

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=61055.msg662808#msg662808

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http://www.nicemite.com/PowermiteDD/PowermiteDD.htm
leapinlew:
I have my system set to power up when it receives power and I shut it down with the front end.

It's not an elegant solution, but it's not terrible.
Namco:
I've hacked a relay into a powerstrip and connected the 12v to the computer's 12 line, so when I power it up.... you know the drill. The power button of the cab activates the PC's power button, it turns on and Mala starts as the Windows shell. When I want to shut it down, I press the power button again, and the computer goes into its shutdown routine and after about 5 seconds, turns off. Works fine in Mala as well as outside of Mala. It all has to do with how you set the BIOS and if Windows is able to control the power. ACPI kind of stuff. I think on that machine I have the power button set to shutdown. You can also set it to standby or sleep, but since I have the powerstrip hacked, I'd prefer that the one button shuts everything down.

For the OS I'm running TinyXP with the latest Catalyst driver installed for my Nvidia card.
bigh4th:
I have my cabinet set up with one momentary switch (button) that starts and shuts down the computer.  There is also a automotive relay (ford) that switches the monitor and amplifier.   I simply ran 12v from the computers power supply to the relay and soldered two of the wires from the monitor and amplifier to the relay, and the other two wires to the 120v input.

When the computer starts, 12v is sent to the relay bridging the contacts, which turns the monitor and amp on.  once the computer shuts down, the 12v is cut to the relay, and the monitor and amp shut off as well.

I'm using a 30 amp relay, which is well above the requirements for the monitor and amp.  If I had more room, I would've done a powerstrip setup, but since I've got a cocktail, there isn't enough space for one.

-Harry
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